Energy Law
Aug. 19, 2011
LEED standards withstand lawsuit
The nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council announced Wednesday it successfully fought off an attack on its popular green building standards after a New York district judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the rules were flawed.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council announced Wednesday it successfully fought off an attack on its popular green building standards after a New York district judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the rules were flawed.
Mechanical systems engineer Henry Gifford sued the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit last year, alleging its rating system, called Leadership Energy and Environmental Design or LEED, was misleading consumer...
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